"What are the acceptable reasons for awarding a try from 'obstruction'?" ... new referees boss Daniel Anderson. Photo: Getty Images

Fairfax Media has obtained a copy of the email that was destined for the coaches, one which covers everything from the more contentious rules and interpretations to improvements in the communication between the on-field officials and the captains.

In the email, Anderson asks the coaches their views on the role of the video referee, as well as their opinion of the benefit of the doubt in judging on a try ruling.

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Anderson has made no secret of his desire to reassess the interpretation of benefit of the doubt to the attacking side, which means a video referee has to be 100 per cent certain a try has not been scored to disallow it.

''That [benefit of the doubt] is obviously something that needs to be looked at,'' Anderson said following his appointment. ''If a person watches it, 99 per cent of the people go, 'I don't think that's a try' - I'm cheering that it's not a try. I don't want the 1 per cent

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decision to be the norm. I don't even want it to be used. I want the 99 per cent decision to be used. That's just common sense to me.''

Anderson also asked the coaches in the email to them: ''In the process of awarding try, what indicators would you consider imperative in 'grounding'?''

The email also asked for opinions ''on the role [and any suggested improvements]'' of the two-referee system, as well as touch judges.

Anderson, too, sought feedback from the coaches on their ''expectation of me in regards to communication in your post-game evaluation''.

Having taken over from Bill Harrigan and Stuart Raper last week, Anderson made no secret of his desire to consult the coaches about possible rule and interpretation changes, and he made no apologies for doing so. He told Triple M shortly after his appointment: ''They are intelligent people … there will be some altruistic motives and altruistic suggestions, but I have faith in coaches that the good of the game can surpass their own ideologies.''

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